10/01/2019 Chapel Gathering: Seminary
“Lavish Love: Open to Curiosity” Rev. Joanna Dietz from the United Methodist Center for Clergy Excellence will be preaching on, Luke 6:27-36.. Communion will be celebrated. Worship led by our UMC students.
Chapel Gathering: Seminary chapel
Sarah Bixler: EMS Instructor in Formation and Practical Theology, “Offering Our Bodies as Worship Acts.”
Seminary Opening Convocation
The entire EMU community is warmly welcome to help kick off the new academic year at the Seminary Opening Convocation. Seminary Dean Sue Cockley, who also serves as Dean of the new School of Theology, Humanities and the Performing Arts, will be leading us in reflections on the passage in Luke 2 where Jesus leaves behind....
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Sarah Ann Bixler
“Church on the Mobius Strip: Formation and Missional Integrity” Reflections on Romans 12 by Sarah Ann Bixler, Princeton Theological Seminary.
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Suzy Kanode
“Hope in this Time and Place” Reflections on Psalm 22 by Eastern Mennonite Seminary student Suzy Kanode.
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Shenandoah Valley Biblical Storytellers
Join with the Shenandoah Valley Biblical Storytellers as the recite sections of the Christmas story from scripture, interspersed with music. From their website: “We are a group of biblical storytellers from varied Christian traditions who have banded together to use our gifts to share the Bible in a way that many have not heard before. ....
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: N.T. Wright
The Spirit and the Church’s Task (John 16:4b-15) N.T. Wright, Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at University of Saint Andrews, addresses seminary chapel in Martin Chapel (Seminary Building) for the annual Augsburger Lecture Series. A Q&A takes place from 11:45-Noon. Complete schedule found here. The Augsburger Lectureship provides resources to annually bring to campus a....
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Nancy Heisey
COSMIC PRAISE Reflections by Dean Nancy Heisey on the lectionary texts.
Chapel Gathering in the Seminary: Bruxy Cavey
THE RORSCHACH BIBLE Bruxy Cavey is the senior pastor at The Meeting House, a church for people who aren’t into church. The Meeting House is a multisite Anabaptist congregation in Ontario, Canada where thousands of people connect to God and each other through Sunday services, online interaction, and a widespread house church network. (You can learn more about....
Opening Seminary Convocation Worship “Christian Leadership in a Divided World”–Dr. Sue Cockley
Dr. Sue Cockley, Dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, opens the EMS Fall 2018 Semester with her convocation address, “Christian Leadership in a Divided World.”